January

Reading:
We are working on reading fluency by chunking words into patterns. The students are currently sounding out every letter of every word. We are working on chunking endings of words such as
c all    b all  f all 
I want students to be able to memorize the sets of letters, so they can blend bigger sections of the word and read faster.
We are also looking at sequencing material they have read and comprehension.

Writing:
We are working on sentence expansion. We are starting out with basic sentences and then selecting descriptive words that will help expand the sentence and add details to it.
Exa:
My cat climbs.   
My yellow cat climbs.  
My yellow cat climbs the long drapes. 
My yellow cat climbs our long, brown drapes every morning.
My yellow cat climbs our long, brown drapes every morning and howls at me.
My yellow cat climbs our long, brown drapes every morning and howls at me until I get up.

Math:
We are working in small sessions on many concepts in math. This month we are learning:
subtraction with borrowing
multiplication
division
fractions
and calendar skills

P.E.
We are practicing basketball. We have our first game on the 3rd of February.

Science
We are learning about the Scientific Method of Inquiry with experiments and about amphibians.

The homework this month will be mad-minute addition. Time the students for three minutes. See how many they can do correctly in that much time.